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CPT® 73222, Under Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Upper Extremities

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 73222 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Upper Extremities.

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In this diagnostic procedure, the provider performs a magnetic resonance imaging of any of the joints of the upper extremity, which can be the shoulder, elbow, wrist, or joints of the hand. The provider performs this procedure using contrast.

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coding help please??
The scenario I have right now is that are MRIs are being done under fluoroscopy and the doctors would like to start doing them under ultrasound normally for the shoulder fluroscopies we would Bill the... [ Read More ]
Coding issue
The scenario I have right now is that are MRIs are being done under fluoroscopy and the doctors would like to start doing them under ultrasound normally for the shoulder fluroscopies we would Bill th... [ Read More ]
New York Medicaid
Can anyone familiar with New York Medicaid help me with this denial reason? "The CPT codes are not assigned to a product of ambulatory surgery (PAS) group and or the facility does not have an establis... [ Read More ]
MR Arthrograms
Have the Radiologist document a 73040, so you can bill 23350, 73040, 73222. 73040 is medically necessary to see if the contrast perfuses around the joint. If the gad does not perfuse around the joint,... [ Read More ]
MR Arthrograms
I am in Colorado. We are having problems getting paid by Worker's Compensation, Medicare, and various private insurance carriers for the Fluoro guidance, 77002, when billing for MR arthrograms. I am... [ Read More ]
Shoulder Arthograms with MRI
not sure. why are you using 76882? not seen that before. we use 23350, 73222, and since we use fluoroscopic for most of ours, we also bill 77002-59 with no problem. sorry I can't be of more help.... [ Read More ]
MR Arthrograms in the office
We have an MRI machine in our office and are condsidering adding MR Arthrograms to our services. We do not have a fluoro machine, however, I was wondering if we would be able to bill for an ultrasoni... [ Read More ]
MRI Guided Arthrogram Left Shoulder
[QUOTE="Tbergen777, post: 201736, member: 21944"]It was not done under fluoro, the report read MR Guidance. Thanks![/QUOTE] Dr Z's materials from last september (webinar) conveniently skipped/omit... [ Read More ]
MRI Guided Arthrogram Left Shoulder
[QUOTE="donnajrichmond, post: 201619, member: 4393"]If an MRI guided injection of contrast into the shoulder joint was done followed by MR with contrast, then the only other modifier you might need is... [ Read More ]
MRI Guided Arthrogram Left Shoulder
[QUOTE="Tbergen777, post: 201523, member: 21944"]I have a question for how to correctly code a MRI Guided Arthrogram LT Shoulder 23350 Arthrogram, 73222 contrast materials, and 77021 MRI guidance? O... [ Read More ]
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